Tod Bannister was hired as the Associate Athletics Director for
External Affairs in February of 2013. In his current role, he will
oversee the Hornet Club as well as the marketing and promotions and
ticket offices.

Bannister came to Sacramento State after serving as the Senior
Associate Athletics Director for External Relations at San Jose
State. While at SJSU, his responsibilities included working on the
capital campaign for the Spartan Stadium North Endzone Project,
overseeing ticket operations, marketing and promotions, and
coordinating revenue projects with Spartan Sports Properties and
Learfield Sports.

A veteran of Div. I intercollegiate athletics, Bannister also
produced meaningful results at the University of the Pacific, the
University of California and UCLA.

In his one year at UCLA, he was the director of the Wooden
Athletic Fund, named after the legendary basketball coach. He was
responsible for the Fund's annual operating strategy within the
context of the athletics department's and University's fundraising
strategic plans.

Prior to UCLA, Bannister worked at the University of California,
Berkeley as the Executive Director of the Bear Backers for three
years. He continually set records for annual dollars raised and
worked with the California Alumni Association to generate over 510
new Bear Backer members within a two-month frame. Bannister also
assisted in organizing and planning the Cal Coaches Tour to
generate new Bear Backers each year.

Bannister went to Cal after spending a year as the Assistant
Athletics Director of External Affairs at the University of the
Pacific. He was the executive director of the Pacific Tigers
Athletics Association, the chief fund raising arm of Pacific
athletics, where he was responsible for directing the annual fund
drive, maintaining relationships with PTAA members and coordinating
special events. Bannister also oversaw the marketing and ticketing
operations and supervised four sports.

Prior to entering the fundraising field, Bannister spent six years
as an assistant basketball coach at Pacific with the men's and
women's programs. He was a color analyst for the Pacific Tigers
men's basketball broadcasts and one year as the co-host of the Cal
Bears Basketball post game show.